Cindy Watkins
CV
Recent Exhibitions
2023
· Expressions Wool Quilt Prize National Wool Museum Victoria Australia
· Ozquilt Network Award of Excellence Victoria Australia.
· Solo Exhibition Van Diemens Land Creamery Elizabeth Town Tasmania
2022
· Solo Exhibition Wilderness Gallery Cradle Mountain Tasmania
· Solo Exhibition Divine Objects Deloraine Tasman
2021
· Solo exhibition The Tasmanian Wilderness Gallery Cradle Mountain Tasmania
· Tasmanian Craft Fair
2020
· Solo Exhibition Crowded Lounge Latrobe Tasmania
· Raven Group exhibition The Long Gallery Salamanca Hobart Tasmania Australia
2019
· Finalist The Pro Heart Outback Art Prize 2019 Broken Hill Australia
· Tasmanian Craft Fair 2019 Deloraine Tasmania Australia
· Australian Quilt Convention Melbourne Best in Australia Touring Australia
2018
· Exhibition “The Hidden Life of Trees” Wilderness Gallery Cradle Mountain Tasmania
· Island Quilts exhibition Hobart Tasmania, Australia
· Blessington Quilt Challenge Queensland Australia
· World Quilt Show – Touring USA
· Tasmanian Craft Fair Deloraine Tasmania
2017
· Island Quilts exhibition – Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
· Blessington Quilt exhibition – Queensland, Australia
· World Quilt Show - Touring USA
· Tasmanian Craft Fair Deloraine Tasmania
2016
· Elemental Artspace An Age to Grow Exhibition – Deloraine, Tasmania, Australia
· AQC Challenge Tradition with a twist - Australia all States
· Tasmanian Craft Fair Deloraine Tasmania
2015
· Rotary Quilt challenge - Deloraine, Tasmania, Australia
· Island Quilts exhibition – Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
· AQC Challenge True Blue - Touring Australia all States
· Tasmanian Art Quilt Prize - Hobart Tasmania
· Canberra Quilt Exhibition – Canberra, ACT, Australia
2014
· Rotary Quilt challenge – Deloraine, Tasmania, Australia
· Island Quilts exhibition – Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
· AQC Challenge Ten touring - Touring all states of Australia
· Tasmanian Art Quilt Prize - Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
2013
· Rotary Quilt challenge – Deloraine, Tasmania, Australia
· Island Quilts exhibition – Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
· AQC Challenge FREE - Touring Australia in all states
2012
· Material girl - Touring Tasmania, Australia
· Island Quilts exhibition – Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
· Ap&Q and AQC What the world needs now – Touring all states of Australia
2011
· Australian Wool Museum – Geelong, Victoria, Australia
· New Zealand Hoffman challenge Touring New Zealand
· Island Quilts – Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
· Ap&Q and AQC The Seven Deadly Sins - Touring all states of Australia
2010
· Island Quilts Exhibition - Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
· AP&Q and AQC Remember Exhibition – Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
· Best of the Best Exhibition Australian Quilt Convention – Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
· Break O'Day Stitches Exhibition – Tasmania, Australia
· Celtic Art Award – Westbury, Tasmania, Australia
2009
· Quilting Arts - Touring USA
· Island Quilts Exhibition – Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
· AP&Q and AQC Fantasy Exhibition - Tour around Australia and New Zealand
· Celtic Art Award - Westbury, Tasmania, Australia
· Break O'Day Stitches Exhibition – Tasmania, Australia
2008
· Celtic Art Award – Westbury, Tasmania, Australia
Recent Awards
2024
· Finalist in Blessington Quilt competition
· Finalist Blessington Embroidery challenge
2023
· Finalist Expressions Wool Quilt Prize National Wool Museum Victoria Australia
· Finalist Ozquilt Network Award of Excellence Victoria Australia.
2019
· National Best In Australia Finalist Australian Quilt Convention
· Finalist Pro Heart Outback Art Prize
2018
· 1st place Art Quilt Island Quilts Tasmania
· Best In show Grand champion Quilt Island Quilts Tasmania
2017
· 2nd place Blessington Challenge – Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
· Selected for World quilt show – Touring USA
2016
· AQC Challenge Finalist – Touring Australia
· Judges Choice World Quilt Challenge. - Touring USA
2015
· 2nd prize Art Quilt Island Quilts – Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
· 1st prize Rotary Textile Challenge Tasmanian Craft Fair – Deloraine, Tasmania, Australia
· AQC Challenge Finalist – Touring Australia all states
· Finalist Tasmanian Art Quilt prize – Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
· 2nd Prize Art Quilt Canberra Quilt Exhibition – Canberra , ACT, Australia
2014
· Highly commended Rotary Textile Challenge – Deloraine, Tasmania, Australia
· 1st prize Art Quilt Island Quilts - Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
· AQC Challenge Finalist – Touring Australia All states
· Finalist Tasmanian Art Quilt prize – Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
2013
· Highly commended Rotary Textile Challenge – Deloraine, Tasmania, Australia
· 1 st prize Art quilt Island quilt – Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
· 2nd peoples choice Island Quilts – Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
· Finalist AQC challenge – Touring Australia all states
2012
· Finalist Material Girls – Tasmania, Australia
· 2nd Art quilt Island quilts – Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
· 3rd People Choice Island Quilts – Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
· Finalist AP&Q AQC challenge What the world needs now – Touring Australia All states.
2011
· 1st prize pictorial quilt Island Quilts 2011 – Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
· Finalist Wool Museum of Australia – Geelong, Victoria, Australia
· Finalist AP&Q and AQC Remember Exhibition – Australia touring all states
· 1st Contemporary New Zealand Hoffman Challenge – New Zealand
2010
· 1st Prize Art Quilt Professional Island Quilts Exhibition – Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
· 1st Prize Best Domestic Machine Quilting Island Quilts Exhibition – Launceston Tas Aus
· 2nd Prize Pictorial Quilt Professional Island Quilts Exhibition – Launceston Tas Australia
· 2nd Prize Small Quilt Professional Island Quilts Exhibition – Launceston Tas Australia
· 1st Prize Celtic Art Award Westbury – Tasmania, Australia
· Finalist AP&Q and AQC Remember Exhibition – Australia Touring all states
· 1st Prize Art Quilt Break O'Day Stitches Exhibition – Tasmania, Australia
· Selected for Quilting Arts Inner Animal Exhibition - USA
2009
· 1st Prize Small Quilt Professional Island quilts - Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
· Peoples Choice Award Celtic Art Awards – Westbury, Tasmania, Australia
· 1st Prize Non-Traditional Quilt Break O'Day Stitches Exhibition – Tasmania, Australia
2008
· Highly Commended Celtic Art Award – Westbury Tasmania, Australia
Education
Diploma of Art Craft and Design TAFE Tas
Galleries
Divine Objects 1 Emu Bay Road Deloraine Tas (2021- Current)
Artifakt Gallery Swansea Tasmanian (2020- Current)
Burnie Regional Art Gallery (2020-2021)
Under The Oak 2/39 Reibey Street,. Ulverstone TAS 7315 (2021-2023)
The Crowded Lounge 129 Gilbert Street Latrobe (2020-2021)
Gallery Pejean 57 George St, Launceston 7250 Tasmania Australia (2018 - 2023)
Cradle Mountain Wilderness Gallery (2017- 2022)
Brush Rabbit Emu Bay Rd Deloraine (2017- 2024)
Penguin Creek Gallery 36-42 Main Rd Penguin Tasmania Australia (2019-2020)
Elemental Artspace 20 Emu Bay Road (2012 – 2018)
1842 Corner St John and Cimitiere Streets Launceston Tasmania (2011 - 2018)
Axeman's hall of fame Bells Parade Latrobe (2010 - 2014)
Galendor Art Main Road Sheffield (2010 - 2014)
Round the Bend Art Shed 6 West Barrack Street Deloraine (2010 - 2012)
Publications
Textile Fiber Forum Dec 2023
Quilting Arts Magazine Spring 2021
Handwerken Netherlands Dec 2019
Quilters Companion vol 18 no 1 2019
ABC Northern Tasmania Face Book Podcast documentary 2019
New Zealand Quilter Issue 76 2011
Australian Patchwork & Quilting Vol19 no 10 2011
Australian Patchwork & Quilting Vol19 no 6 2011
Quilting Arts Magazine Inter Weave Press USA Issue 45 June/July 2010
Down Under Quilts Creative Living Magazine Issue 139 Dec 2009
Teaching
Geelong Fibre Forum 2025
Textile Collective Urunga 2025
Grampian Textures 2024, 2025
Private and group classes ongoing current
Grampian Textures 2020
Needlecraft Cruises 2015
National Folk Festival Canberra April 2012, 2013
Australian Sewing Guild 2011 National Convention
Past Professional Affiliations
Tasmanian Quilt guild
Arts Deloraine
Tasmanian Craft Fair (The Rotary Club Of Deloraine)
The Textile Artist
Judging
Tasmanian Quilt Exhibition 2016
Deloraine Show 2016
Cindy Watkins
The Textile Artist
1 Emu Bay Road
Deloraine Tas 7304
Phone 0437057417
Email cindy@thetextileartist
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